welcome to the programme. exactly six months ago, vladimir putin ordered his army to invade ukraine. it was a decision that not only unleashed the biggest war in europe since world war ii, but it also turned the world on its head. thousands of ukrainians and russian soldiers have been killed in the fighting. today, in ukraine, it is independence day. normally, there would be parades and celebrations marking 31 years of freedom from soviet rule. but not today, it s not safe. and in the past 6 months, russia has clawed away at ukraine s freedom. this was the map of ukraine on february 24th. russian backed separatists already held significant territory in the eastern regions of donetsk and luhansk and moscow controlled the annexed crimean peninsula. this is how things stand now. russian forces control large parts of the south of the country, all of the luhansk region and continue to make advances in donetsk. but there is still the threat of danger, everywhere in the country and
Picking for the opposition. This crisis is the inevitable result of 13 years crisis is the inevitable result of 13 years of crisis is the inevitable result of 13 years of cutting corners, botch jobs, 13 years of cutting corners, botch jobs, Sticking Plaster politics. And alleuedl , jobs, Sticking Plaster politics. And allegedly. A jobs, Sticking Plaster politics. fific allegedly, a westminster staffer arrested for spying for china. So we will ask this morning, while the uk bakes, how much more can go wrong when the Prime Minister is in the indian son . The man responsible forjailsjoins us. Can the Justice Secretary tell us how on earth Daniel Khalife escaped . The indian sun. Jonathan reynolds, whod be labours captain of industry, is live in the studio too. Jonathan reynolds, whod be labours captain of industry, is live in the studio too. And an exclusive interview from across the atlantic with this powerful duo the uk and the us most senior military men, admiral tony radakin and gene